Singapore
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
The largest monastery in Singapore is home to a crematorium, a college, and one of Asia’s largest indoor Buddha statues.
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Singapore
The largest monastery in Singapore is home to a crematorium, a college, and one of Asia’s largest indoor Buddha statues.
Singapore
A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
Singapore
This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.
Singapore
This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.
Tokyo, Japan
The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.
Hakui, Japan
A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.
Muroto, Japan
Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.
Yokohama, Japan
Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.
Nikko, Japan
The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.
Kanonji, Japan
This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.
Nagasaki, Japan
This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.
Sendai, Japan
Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.
Shiraoi, Japan
Learn about the indigenous people of Japan's northernmost islands.
Kitakyushu, Japan
This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.
Mitoyo, Japan
A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.
Tsugaru, Japan
A train station decorated by a giant replica of the ancient Shakōki-dogū figurine found in the area.
Tokyo, Japan
This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.
Tokyo, Japan
After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.
Osaka, Japan
This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
Hida, Japan
Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.
Minakami, Japan
Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?